I guess I'm a bit disappointed that so many people seem to still think that scaring people away from something actually works past the age of 4 or 5. Most people who are inclined toward such things get more interested in something if they hear that it's bad for them, or dangerous, or illegal. The excitement in doing that thing alone is a huge natural high, which is a large part of the reason that so many non-drug things can be addicting.

Just imagine: no Internet, no worry of terrorism (in the US, at least), and if you could afford a cellular phone it would weigh about 20 lbs and could only run off a car battery. Also, imagine smoking on airplanes. If someone called, and you weren't home, you may have an answering machine. This device would contain a mini-cassette with your message. When the tape filled up, you had to hold a button down to erase all the messages. If you needed to check your bank balance in between statements, you would walk into your bank, fill out a form and hand it to the teller. Most people assumed the USSR would be around forever. Filing taxes required filling out a huge bundle with a black ink pen. If you wanted to see the photographs you took, you had go to take your film to a local photomat and wait (for your landline phone to ring) to hear when the prints were ready to pick up. You missed a lot!

And eventually, an "accessory" like boots or a handbag.